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Kristiana Page
Kristiana Page is a passionate writer, jiujiteira, and lover of crunchy salt and vinegar chips. She lives in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She was diagnosed with stage V lupus nephritis in 2016 at the age of 20. True to her personality, her writing is emotional, honest — sometimes blunt — and largely undeterred by what other people might think. For her, writing is equal parts therapy and the ultimate act of defiance against an invisible illness that thrived off her silence. She loves to use words to reduce stigma, shine a light on the realities of life with an invisible illness, and make the world feel a little smaller when it matters most.
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Articles by Kristiana Page
Since I began writing this column, I’ve had many people reach out to me. Sometimes it’s because an…
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More and more I’m learning that with lupus, nothing has any kind of permanency. I have days…
Living with lupus is a bit like having a puzzle with a missing piece. You may not…
Lupus was the ultimate wrench in the works. There isn’t one aspect of my life that went…
There was a period of time, not long after my diagnosis, when I felt as if I…
When it came to my first six months with lupus, it felt like I took so many losses.
I write this in a state of disbelief and heartbroken shock. Not long ago I found out…